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Sunday Happy

November 10, 2019 Colleen Stem
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The heat is officially on in the house because well, it got kind of freezing out and also because we got some snow! So awesome and unexpected. Sure, it was only an inch and came at the exact wrong time making for a very sketchy driving situation, and also it froze all the chard in the garden I had left (I harvested it and just tossed it in the freezer for soups), but whatever. I was, and am just so happy to see it. I really do love this time of year, even if everyone else hates it.

The week started off slow. The extra hour was welcomed but also really kind of screwed with my body clock. I have been getting better throughout the week, but the first few days we changed the clock, I was waking up at like 3 am. Yes, I was going to bed at like 630, but when your tired, your tired. Anyway, besides being a little groggy, it was the usual as usual. Work stuff, getting ready for winter weather, dealing with the dealings. We had lunch with Megan, a spaghetti dinner with Judah, and I picked up the first winter farm share of the season. Lots of roots, greens, Brussels sprout, and peppers. All the best food a lady could ask for. I am also feeling like a queen with my new, permanent, gold crown in my mouth. And now I am officially sick of going to the dentist. Going to try really hard to not have to go back ever again, or at least 6 months when I am due for a clean.

Oh, and lets not forget how I busted out the new toilet brushes. Who doesn’t love a fresh toilet brush? Highlight of the week. HA.

Today the mr and don’t have much in the way of plans besides getting the winter tires thrown on the car and getting out of town for the afternoon for a hike. So I am going to the gym and dropping off the library books this morning, we will then deal with the car, and then off we will go, heading out to conquer a mountain. Or a small trail. I am fine with either. Just as long as we are outside.

Links from the internet for your reading and browsing enjoyment.

-Why You Should Find Time to Be Alone With Yourself. Alone time is the best. I cannot stress how important alone time for me is… I NEED IT!

-I didi’t know how awesome and strong ginkgo trees were. Consider the ginkgo. These ancient trees survived the atomic bomb in Hiroshima.

-First, how is Emma Watson turning 30? Second, Yes lady. Did Emma Watson Just Coin the Next “Conscious Uncoupling”?

-Why haven’t I don’t this yet? The Tangy-Sweet Pickled Fruit I Put on Absolutely Everything

-Very Generous People Are Way Happier (and Have More Friend)

-Looking for new shoes is the worst. But I found some that are not exactly winter friendly, but maybe I can make them work? Teva Voya Infinity Sandals. OR these appropriate footwear. I love them but jeez, I am not paying that much for a shoe.

-Give me roots, all the roots. Root, root, root for rutabaga, turnips and those other unappreciated vegetables

-This is me! ‘It’s cool to be cold’: Confessions of frigid-weather fanatics

-The Cookie Sculptor. I think I need to spend more time sculpting cookies.

-Scrubbing Your House Of Bacteria Could Clear The Way For Fungus. I am a clean freak, but I don’t use any chemicals whatsoever. Vinegar, water, vacuum. How that keeps the bad fungus away.

And pictures from the week.

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In winter, the great outdoors, sunday happy, internet links, pictures Tags everyday life, pictures from the week, farm share, the great outdoors, hiking, Vermont, internet links, Studio, art, food, family, Sunday Happy, Weekend
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Sunday Happy

July 16, 2017 Colleen Stem

Holy FUCK FUCK FUCK!!!. That is what I have been saying every time I step foot outside my door. The mosquitoes are INSANE! I think I have gotten at least 100 bites in the past few days. No joke, they swarm around as soon as the door opens. They have chased me inside more then a few times and have taken more of my blood that I am willing to give. It is terrible and disgusting and I really really hate mosquitoes. (my white walls also hate the mosquitoes, there are blood splatters everywhere)

Other then the nasty ass mosquitoes, the week has been pretty good and super productive. Windows are re glazed and painted, half the siding is up, yard is clean and porch is painted. Give us a bit off good weather and we can get stuff done. We also managed to have dinner with Shannon one night then had Miley and Judah for dinner and crazy messy chalking another night (they discovered water and chalk makes a paste and covered themselves in thick war paint like chalk) I got a few new house plants and I am officially turning our house into a jungle. (makes me very happy)  The mr has been working on some sweet stencils so there is little pieces of paper and spray paint everywhere and I am thinking about where to set up my pottery wheel. ( I think the loft is going to be my new pottery studio) So yeah, a full week of fullness and summer and all the people. Oh, and the mr would like me to mention that he has invented a new way to cook an egg. He calls it a broached egg. It's when you are trying to hard boil and egg and accidentally break the egg when putting it into the water and the egg kinda seeps out and cooks that way. Half hard boiled, half poached... Broached. So smart that one.

Today brings with it some more fine weather. I don't know what we have planned for the day, but I am hoping it is not too much. Maybe take the kayaks out, maybe burn some more siding? Hopefully not much work related stuff, but you never know. Whatever we do end up doing, I want to be outside. I just really hope that the mosquitoes are all dead.

How I interneted this week.

-Cherry Season! ALL THE CRAZY THINGS FARMERS DO TO BRING YOU THEIR CHERRY CROP.  Where do I get a cherry cheat sheet?

-When I was a kid, every time I saw a banana peel I was sure someone was going to slip on it. The History of the Banana Peel Slipping Gag

-Does drinking a few cups of coffee a day help you live longer? Yes, yes it does.

-If your in need of some advice. This Is How You Get Stuff Done.

-Airline Passenger Checks Single Can of Beer As His Only Piece of Luggage hahaha

-Birds are smart so do forget that... Ravens Surprise Scientists By Showing They Can Plan

-The Uninhabitable Earth. Scary and very real shit people.

-I get it, sometimes you don't want to get out the salad spinner but when you don't wash your greens you are probablyeating dirt (and maybe some bugs) Here's Photo Proof That You Really Should Wash Your Leafy Greens

-Desperate Ways to Stay Cool on the Hottest Days of the Summer

-Just Smelling Food Could Make You Gain Weight. But who wants to eat without tasting... that would suck.

Pictures from the week.

Happy weekend!

-C

In Winooski, sunday happy, summer, remodeling, photography, internet links Tags Sunday Happy, Weekend, whale tales, vermont, Vermonting, Sunday, internet links, photpgraphy, shou sugi ban, summer
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